Rahul Gandhi condemns ‘use of force’ against protesting students in Jharkhand

Rahul Gandhi condemns 'use of force' against protesting students in Jharkhand

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has criticised the use of force against students protesting in Jharkhand, saying that young people raising their concerns should be heard rather than dealt with through force.

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“The use of force against students protesting in Jharkhand is wrong. Students have a right to peaceful protest, and only dialogue can yield solutions. Gandhi’s intervention comes amid growing attention to the student agitation and the government’s handling of the protests. He has repeatedly backed students’ demands and called for their concerns to be addressed. Khiangte.

The BJP has repeatedly criticised Gandhi over his “silence” on the students’ protest in Jharkhand, which is ruled by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), an ally of Congress in the INDIA bloc. The Jharkhand government must continue to hear these students out and resolve their issues immediately,” Gandhi said in a post on X. The students have said they will continue their protest until their demands related to the recruitment examinations are addressed and concrete action is taken against those responsible for the alleged irregularities.

Meanwhile, in a significant development in the case, the state police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday arrested former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Chairman L.